# duplicate_clip

Duplicates a clip on the timeline.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `duplicate_clip`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/duplicate-clip

## Facts

- Tool: `duplicate_clip`
- Server: Adobe Premiere Pro (`adobe-premiere-pro-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y adobe-premiere-pro-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `clipId` | string | yes | The ID of the clip to duplicate |
| `offset` | number | no | Time offset in seconds for the duplicate (default: places immediately after original) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "duplicate_clip",
    "arguments": {
      "clipId": "<clipId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why duplicate_clip is rated Medium

Duplicating a clip creates new data in the Premiere Pro timeline, which is a write operation. It is reversible (unlike deletion), so it does not qualify as Destructive. The severity is medium because while it modifies the project state, the effect is localized to a single clip duplication and can be undone. In the context of video editing workflows, this is a standard, predictable operation with limited blast radius.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'duplicate_clip' and description 'Duplicates a clip on the timeline' indicate creation of new media data on the timeline. This is a reversible modification operation (clips can be deleted afterward)."

## Use case

AI agents use duplicate_clip to create or update resources in Adobe Premiere Pro, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Adobe Premiere Pro environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Adobe Premiere Pro:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "duplicate_clip": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "duplicate_clip_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Adobe Premiere Pro (282)

- `clear_item_in_out` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/clear-item-in-out.md
- `clear_sequence_in_out` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/clear-sequence-in-out.md
- `delete_bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-bin.md
- `delete_marker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-marker.md
- `delete_multiple_project_items` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-multiple-project-items.md
- `delete_preview_files` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-preview-files.md
- `delete_project_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-project-item.md
- `delete_sequence` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-sequence.md
- `delete_track` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-track.md
- `remove_all_effects` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-all-effects.md
- `remove_effect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-effect.md
- `remove_effect_by_name` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-effect-by-name.md
- `remove_from_timeline` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-from-timeline.md
- `remove_keyframe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-keyframe.md
- `remove_keyframe_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-keyframe-range.md
- `remove_selected_clips` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-selected-clips.md
- `ripple_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/ripple-delete.md
- `add_to_render_queue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/add-to-render-queue.md
- `auto_reframe_sequence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/auto-reframe-sequence.md
- `build_brand_spot_from_mogrt_and_assets` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/build-brand-spot-from-mogrt-and-assets.md
- `build_motion_graphics_demo` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/build-motion-graphics-demo.md
- `execute_extendscript` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/execute-extendscript.md
- `export_sequence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/export-sequence.md
- `open_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/open-project.md
- `set_playhead_position` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/set-playhead-position.md
- `start_batch_encode` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/start-batch-encode.md
- `stop_playback` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/stop-playback.md
- `undo` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/undo.md
- `consolidate_and_transfer` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/consolidate-and-transfer.md
- `check_offline_media` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/check-offline-media.md
- …and 252 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=adobe-premiere-pro-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp